Planting-machine.



F. KOSINSKI.

PLANTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLEO APR.14. I915.

1.16 3331. Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

F. KOSINSKI.

PLANTING MACHINE.

APPLICAYION FILED APR. 14. m1.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK KOSINSKI, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PLANTING-MACHINE.

Application filed April 14, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RANK KosnisKi, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planting-l\i[achines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in planting machines.

The primary object of this device is the provision of an agricultural implement adapted for planting such larger sized seed as tubers, potatoes and other vegetables, the machine being capable of digging the re ceiving trenches, depositing the seed therein and then covering the same with the soil.

A further object is the provision of a vehicle adapted for propulsion across a field and provided with mechanism so arranged as to form a plurality of furrows of a desired depth in advance of automatic means for successively dropping seeds therein, the vehicle also having a rearwardly positioned furrow closing seed covering means.

A still further object is to provide an adjiistably tilted seed receiving hopper upon a vehicle, the same having an automatically actuated feeding means operated from the rear axle of the vehicle.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several vic\vs:- -l igure 1 is a top plan view of the planting machine, and partially broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical central longitudinal sectional view of the same. view taken upon line IV IV of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the outlet regulating (levice for the hopper. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an end portion of the hopper t'ccder. Fig. (2 is a perspective view of a portion of the actuating 'means for the covering mechanism, and Fig.

7 is a perspective view of the. upper part of the feeding device.

By referring to the drawings, it will be Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

Serial No. 21,252.

seen that the present agricultural implement is in the form of a bottomless wagon. box 10 provided with the usual forwaid and rear wheels 11 and 12 respectively, the said rear wheels being secured to an axle 15 journaled for revolution in opposite brackets 14.

A hopper 15 in the form of a bin having an open top and with an inclined rear bot tom 16 is provided exteriorly with oppositely arranged stub axles 17 joiirnaled in opposite notches 18 upon the upper edge of the wagon box 10.

The lower end of the hopper is provided with a plurality of outlets or feed openings 19 as best shown in Fig. 4, each of which is controlled by a separate slide 20 adjustably positioned across the said outlets and adapted to be retained as desired by means of pins 21 positionable within one of the openings .22 ot' the respective slide.

The hopper 15 is adapted to be retained in an adjusted tilted position by means of a hand lever 28 positioned adjacent the drivers seat .31 and provided with a springpressed catch 25 adapted for engaging a toothed rack :26 and thus retaining the lever in its adjusted position. A link 27 is pivoted to a post 28 upon one side of the wagon box 10 and is pivotally connected at its uppcr endbv means of a link 29 with the hopper as at 30, while the lower end of the link 27 is pivotally connected with the lower end of the hand lever 23 by means of a relatively long link 31. It will. thus be seen that by shifting the hand lever .33 the hopper will be correspondiiigly tilted in the manner desired lrv the operator.

The feeding mechanism for the hopper consists of iced arnis 52 secured perpciidicu larly upon one i'ace of an operating board 3; the said arms being provided with cut away side notches ill, which notches allow the seed within the hopper to pass therethrough upon the outward nunenu-nt of the arms n4. \ihich latter are slidably mounted through the outlet openings i and rests within corrcspondaig grooves 3.3 in the and thereby lion with the hoppor by means of three coil springs which connect the said hopper with the cross piece.

A. Prim plate i? is run-led substantially y arranged shaft uzil d stance upon rush c w i l m; shaft being jouriumed in spool-i,- p sh.- :3 Ill; wagon box.

A rear shall- .(3 is ilazlirli'fil, :ly journuled in rear posts ll carried by the wagon box and is provic d with a, pulley l5, while a. bell; iii rur' er tl id pulley l5 and u T cierriml by the rear wheel .i: manner ii, ill he dXl P l3 A pullt lire rear shalt 3 and is. pr hind Willi u it 49 ruunine; tlllflLQkL," n 1 i=1 a s-ninilar puileyiill upon 2% ault ll. By this nrmngemm: the travel of i will he ELEVEN! t ll so as Hlent thul during )8 cum plate l0 of the forward ely engage its op- L m d l'orwsirdly poii of operating {U111 36 reciprocate the seed feeding arms ll: oumvurdly and ,iuivzurdly of the hopper outlets ll.

device is urz'zuigul the fowvurd end of veliirle boi v for making furrows for the recepiion oi seed and the same consists oi plurality of hoe members 5: which are secured in 1a Iran;- iscly jouriuiled shaft, 53 carried by the c llClU body beneziith the drivers Sfiiii- 34, it b :g understood that the said hoes me iii-ranged directly forward and in alincmenc with the plurzzlily of seed outlets ll) oi the liog'zpcr.

A hand lever 54 carried by the cross sill 55 of the wagon i303; and .is pivotully connected at t lower end llll an arm 56 of she shaft 5-3 by means of a connecting link 51 The said lower si l l "is the usual I'LlClI and catch retaining mean nd il will be evident that a nu v oncd coin f '"g pivol illy conmrcted t soil owns 60. A. cross h u' l'rovvard ends of the an d as at 66 centrally of the said head 63. A third hand lever 67 is arran ed upon the forward sill 55 being provided with the usual catch and rack devices and has its lower end pivotally connected by means 'of a link 68 with the upper end of the said rocker arm (3-1. By this arrangement it will be seen that in forward and rearward movement of the lever 67 by the operator results in elevating or lowering the shovels 5.8.

The complete operation of the device will be apparent from the above detailed descrip- Lion of each of the features thereof, the hoes 532 being designed to plow parallel furrows for rhe reception of the seeds which are dropped therein from the hopper outlets 19 will be clear as well as the rearwardly arranged shovels 58 traveling between the furrows which close the furrows and cover up the seeds which have been deposited therein. The sowing of the seeds in spaced relations to each other arranged by means of the :iulon'iuiyirully actuated feeding arms 32 which are rcciprocutcd in the manner-hereinhei ore set forth whenever the vehicle travels along the field while the depth at which the hoes and shovels operate is regulated by means of the aforementioned hand levers 54 and 57 respectively. The feed of the seed from the hopper is also governed by means of the regulating slides 20 and the required tilting of the hopper through the agency of the hand lever 23. The implement is therefore serviceable in completing the seed sowing operation upon a single passing of the device across the field, the rows of seed being sown in equal parallel relations and. the seed being separated in the rows as desired.

While the form of the invention herein shown and described is what is believed to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made 'in the form, proportion and details ofeonstruction without dc parting from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims Wind I claim as new is '1. An agricultural implement comprising ii vohicle having :1 body, a tiltuble seed hoppoi curried thereby, and having spaced lead 112;; mouths at its lower end, tilting adjusting mciins for the said hopper and automatically operated feeding means for each of the sold mouths extendingv upwardl through the months into the hopper an operated upon propulsion of the vehicle.

carried by the said vehicle in alinement with the respective intermediately positioned feeding mouths and manually operable means for shifting the hoes and shovels into operative and inoperative positions.

3. An agricultural implement comprising a body, a seed hopper trunnioned upon said body and having a plurality of feeding mouths at its lower end and being further provided with an inclined bottom having longitudinal slots opening at the said mouths, feeding arms positioned through the said mouths and slidably arranged within the said slots and being provided with seed feeding side notches, and automatic reciprocating means for the said arms.

4. An agricultural implement comprising a body, a seed hopper trunnioned upon said body and having a plurality of feeding months at its lower end and being further provided with an inclined bottom having longitudinal slots opening at the said mouths, feeding arms positioned through the said mouths and slidably arranged within the said slots and being provided with seed feeding side notches, a connecting board perpemlicnlarly secured to the said arms, an operating arm centrally attached to the said board and pivotally connected to one side of the hopper and having a cam face upon its forward side adjacent its upper end, resilient spacing means between the said hopper and the up per end of the said operating arm, a trans versely journaled shaft upon said body, a cam plate upon said shaft extending radially at opposite sides thereof and adapted for engaging the said arm cam face, a rizvoiip ble axle jonrnaled upon said body and operative connections between the said axle and said shaft.

5. A planting machine comprising a frame, supporting wheels therefor, a seed hopper pivotally mourned on said frame, manually controlled means associated with said hopper \\'l1e-reby the tilting position of the same is controlled, independent outlets for the lower end ol said hopper. ll1\lt].(fil(l.- cntly operated sliding gates for closing said outlets, shil'tablc lingers disposed withi: said outlet. shil'table means sup mrtin; said lingers and means engaging said shil'tahle means for reciprocating said lingers.

t3. planting machine comprising a frame, a seed hopper pivotally supported on said frame, saidhopper having gate controlled exit openings at the lower end thereof, fingers extending into said openings and means operated by the rear axle. for reciprocating said fingers.

7. A planting machine comprising a frame, a seed hopper mounted on said frame, there being exit openings in the ion or end of said hopper. automatically reciprocating fingers extending into said openings, said lingers being grooved at certain points to permit the contents of the hopper being fed therefrom to said opening and finger grooves 8. A planting machine comprising a frame and supporting wheels therefor, a. seed hopper mounted on said frame, reciprocating lingers extending into said hopper, sazd fingers being constructed to permit a predetermined amount of seed to be fed from said hopper and means for reciprocab ing said ling'rs including axle operated incchanisn' for shifting the same in one direction and resilient means for shitting the same in the opposite direction.

A planting machine comprising a frai'ne and support ng wheels ilierelor, a seed hopper pirotally nninnted on said frame and haiin a plurality of seed exit openings, means ior controlling the angular position of said hopper and shit'table means extending upwardly into said hopper openings and partially removable therefrom for l ltftiillg seed in prcdeterniined quantities.

it). A planting maritime comprising a frann: and supporting wheels therefor, a cr-d hopper {avotally mounted on sa id frame, means tor contiolling the angular posi tion of said hopper rciatiie to said frame, tin-re bciu series ol" oaeiiiing in the lower end of said hopper indepcinlcntly operating closure guns for said openings and reciprocaring nnans extending into said hopper through said openings: for removing the contents from the hopper in predetermined quantities.

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